Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Namma Bengaluru Vs State of Karnataka dated 08/02/2016 regarding construction of project for residential development named as “Shriram Chirping Woods” consisting of several blocks of apartments spread across 16 acres of land in Kasavanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli, Bangalore East Taluk, Bengaluru. The site where the proposed construction is situated, is located in the midst of ecologically sensitive area comprising of valley and buffer zones, be

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of V.V.Minerals Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change & Others dated 08/02/2016. This application is filed challenging the insistence of obtaining a separate No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), in respect of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which is approved and notified by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, under the provisions of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (SEZ Act, 2005) .

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajesh Kumar & Ors. Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Ors. dated 05/02/2016 regarding illegal mining activity in the Village Rajawas, Mahendergarh District, Haryana.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Niranjan Sharma & Others Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Others dated 05/02/2016 regarding sand mining operation in the State of Jharkhand.

Tribunal passed an order of injunction restraining operation of sand mining of any nature in respect of any unit in the State of Jharkhand without valid consent to operate from State Board and without environmental clearance. The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Jharkhand is directed to take steps and measures to implement this order in the State.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Awasthi Vs State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, U.P. & Ors. dated 03/02/2016 regarding mining activity within the district of Banda, Uttar Pradesh carried out in violation of the conditions of the Environmental Clearance.

Application is disposed of holding that mining lease holders, cannot do mining with the aid of machinery.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Karan Singh V/s. Union of India & Ors. dated 03/02/2016 regarding illegal mining at Village Gharbara District, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh over the agricultural land of Karan Singh.

The counsel appearing for State of Uttar Pradesh submitted before the Tribunal that the period of environmental clearance is already over and the respondent no. 6 cannot continue mining and the lease has already expired. In the light of these submissions nothing survives in the application.